Re: [Layout] Problem with ConTeXt mkII

[luigi scarso <luigi.scarso@gmail.com>]

2011/9/25 Pierre-François Bonnefoi <bonnefoi@unilim.fr>:
> Hello,
>
> I use extensively ConTeXt for my work as a teacher.
>
> I run into this problem :
>
> I've defined the following layout for giving work for my students :
>
> \setuptolerance[verytolerant,stretch]
> \setuppapersize[A4][A4]
>
> \setuplayout[
> backspace=3cm, topspace=1.5cm,
> rightmargin=0cm,leftmargin=1.3cm,
> width=15cm,
> leftmargindistance=0.2cm,
> height=26.7cm,
> header=0cm, footer=1cm
> ]
>
> \definelayout[1][
> topspace=5.2cm,
> height=23cm, textheight=22cm]
>
> \definelayout[2][reset]
>
> The purpose is to give some space on the first page to put a layer with a big title (it's for a document full of exercices, an example could be found at http://ishtar.msi.unilim.fr/uploads/media/Reseaux_I_TD_1_2011_2012.pdf).
>
> But, after having the correct layout for the first page, the second page gives me a reduced textheight : the text don't flow on the lower part of the page.
>
> That could be explain as the textheight variable is not computed for the second page.
>
> This is very annoying.
>
> I've found a workaround by using the same layout for the whole document and put some blank lines on the first page.
>
> I use the following version "ConTeXt  ver: 2011.05.18 18:04 MKII  fmt: 2011.8.31  int: english/english".
>
> Thank you for your help,

> Pierre-François.

Hm, usually it's better to say
height=fit
or
height=middle
(try \showlayout.)
Do you have a small complete example ?

PS
Resp. UE : P-F. Bonnefoi, http://ishtar.msi.unilim.fr/, « Fiche TD n\x0e1
» version du 12 septembre 2011, rédigé avec ConTEXt – Don’t Panic !
nice footer :-)



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